Thinning out and transplanting annual flower seedlings

happycottontail

Has anyone experience of thinning out and transplanting love in a mist and eschscholzia (Californian poppy) seedlings?  This year was my first attempt at direct sowing, so I followed Monty's advice and popped them into the flowing lines that I had drawn in the flower bed.  However, they are quite big now and are very close together.  Any advice gratefully received!

hct

nutcutlet

You can thin them out but transplanting when they're getting quite big is tricky. They wilt. Worth a try though if you're thinning anyway. 

bekkie hughes

Ive struggled with this in the past, just try and take as much soil with them as possible to avoid root disturbance and keep the soil moist to wet for at least a few days. Interested to see how it goes, please post with the results

nutcutlet

If we could learn to sow them more thinly it would help

But I don't think I'll ever grasp than one

bekkie hughes

Even witha line, i seem to get them all over! At least we dont have germination problems!